Table 4.
Retail food outlets examined (n=19)
| n (% of Total) | References by Location of Study Area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusions and Exclusions | ||||||
| Canada | Denmark | Scotland | United Kingdom | U.S. | ||
| Examined a Range of Food Outlets | 10 (53) | 29 | 21,22 | 12,13,18–20,28,31 | ||
| Excluded All Restaurants | 4 (21) | 26 | 27 | 14,23 | ||
| Excluded Full-Service Restaurants | 2 (10) | 24,30 | ||||
| Examined Convenience Stores and Restaurants | 1 (5) | 25 | ||||
| Examined Fast-food Restaurants Only | 1 (5) | 17 | ||||
| Examined Licensed Food Carts Only | 1 (5) | 32 | ||||
| Definitions and Classifications | ||||||
| Own Definition(s) or Classification Systema | 9 (47) | 17 | 27 | 21,22 | 20,23,24,31,32 | |
| NAICS or SIC system, including modifications | 9 (47) | |||||
| Specified NAICS or SIC Codes | 12,13,18,28,30 | |||||
| Did Not Specific NAICS or SIC Codes | 25,26 | 14,19 | ||||
| European Business Codes or NACE codes | 1 (5) | 29 | ||||
| NEMS, including modificationsb | 1 (5) | 18,c | ||||
a
See Appendix B (available online at www.ajpmonline.org) for specific definitions and classification schemes used
b
Fleischhacker et al. used NAICS codes for two commercial retail food outlet data sources in addition to a modified NEMS approach for classifying retail food outlets gathered from both secondary and primary data sources (see Appendix B, available online at www.ajpmonline.org, for specific definitions and classification schemes used)
NACE, Nomenclature des Activites Economiques; NAICS, North America Industry Classification System; NEMS, Nutrition Environment Measures Survey; SIC, Standard Industrial Classification